Stephie Butler

I don’t ever remember a time where I didn’t at least draw, if not that, I would be creating in some way. Taking art as an option at school, then going on to a career as a draughtswoman, which I gave up to start a family. Painting on cakes with food colouring led me to take up painting again. I started more seriously around 2004 when taking up watercolours for the first time.

I’m almost entirely self taught, mainly through practice and experimenting, although since then, I have attended a few workshops. Frankie Cummings, and more recently Trevor Waugh whose work I greatly admire. Watercolour is my first love, but more recently I have tried oils and pastels. Most subjects inspire me, but over the past year I have come to love portraits and those of children in particular, and am now accepting commissions.

This past few years has been a very exciting for me, stepping out of comfort zone to give my first workshop, which was held in Dubai. This was a huge success due to two very special friends, professional artist Christopher Southcombe and his wife, retired Gallery Manager, Patricia, of whom I shall always be grateful.

I went on to join two local art clubs, have had paintings selected for exhibition and sold, in both Mayfair, and for the 2nd year running, with the “Society for Women Artists” at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London. 2010 also saw my first solo exhibition at the Kington Gallery in Herefordshire.

I continue to explore ways to express my creativity in various mediums, but Watercolour is passion. It’s often unpredictable, sometimes uncontrollable, which make for the excitement of it for me…….

Butler is my maiden name and Stephie short for Stephanie. This is the one I have always and will continue to use for both my artwork and photography, although you may also find me under the name of Stephanie Haddon

Exhibitions:
2012
Essex Art Club Members Autumn Exhibition
Ilford Art Society Members Autumn Exhibition
Essex in Mayfair…Gallery 54, Mayfair, London.
Ilford Art Society Members Summer Exhibition…Dovecote Gallery
SWA Society of Women Artists…151st Celebratory Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London
Ilford Art Society Members Spring Exhibition
London Pride Art and Design Festival… Valentines Mansion, Ilford, Essex.

2011
Essex Art Club Members Autumn Exhibition Wanstead
Ilford Art Society Members Autumn Exhibition
Ilford Art Society Members Summer Exhibition…Dovecote Gallery
SWA Society of Women Artists…150th Celebratory Exhibition
Ilford Art Society Members Spring Exhibition
Essex in Mayfair…Gallery 54, Mayfair, London.

2010
Solo Exhibition-Watercolour Dreams… Kington Gallery, Kington, Herefordshire.
Essex Art Club Members Autumn Exhibition…Wanstead House
Wanstead Art Trail…3 venues Wanstead House, The Art Shop & The George Wanstead.
Ilford Art Society Members Summer Exhibition…Dovecote Gallery, Valentines Mansion,
Essex in Mayfair…Gallery 54, Mayfair, London
Ilford Art Society Members Spring Exhibition.

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March 2011 Juried Invitational Exhibition

^{April 2013 Juried Invitational Exhibition}

Time to Reflect wins 3rd Place in Ken Bromleys Cover Competition

This is a special painting for me as I entered my 1st competition at Ken Bromleys with it. I was absolutely thrilled that it made the short list for public voting. This for me is such an achievement and i’m over the moon to have even got that far….

I am thrilled to say I achieved 3rd place in the competition, and would like to thank all who voted & supported me….

I also truly feel so honoured to have had my painting Time to Reflect invited into the A Class of it’s Own Group